BillionGraves OctoberFest!
It’s that time of year again when the leaves turn colors and the weather gets cooler here! Fall is in the air! It’s also the beginning of the month, so it’s time to introduce this month’s promotion! Since it is the spookiest month of the…
Tombstone Tuesday: Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott, famous American writer and women’s rights advocate, is buried in what has been dubbed “Author’s Ridge” in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. She was born in November 29, 1832 and died early at the age of 53. Despite her family’s…
Win the Pin Design Contest
Calling all artists! BillionGraves is hosting a brand new competition and we need all you artistically-minded people to submit your work! Next year, we will be holding monthly challenges where picture-takers and transcribers will both get to participate. Each month we will introduce a new…
September Showdown: Week 3!
It’s been a busy month here at BillionGraves with over a quarter of a million images transcribed and almost that many images uploaded too! Our picture-takers and transcribers are keeping those numbers up high, although the transcribers have still maintained a pretty good lead! There’s…
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Add and Edit a Cemetery
If you’ve ever searched BillionGraves for your local cemetery and found that it isn’t in our database or the information is incorrect, here’s how you can change that! How to add a cemetery to BillionGraves from the website: 1. Make sure someone has not already…
How to Become a BillionGraves Android Beta-tester
Want to help us out and test the latest Android Application? Here’s how: 1. Join the Google+ Community by opening the following Google+ Community link in your browser: https://plus.google.com/communities/111516486996995000940. 2. If you aren’t signed into your Google+ Account, you will need to sign in. If you…
